Last rites of former PM Manmohan Singh to be held on Saturday

Since the early 1990s, Manmohan Singh has remained a prominent figure, widely recognized as the architect of India’s economic reforms.

On December 26, the former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, passed away. The last rites of Manmohan Singh Ji will be held on Saturday. The party said his body has been moved to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in the national capital for the public to convey their condolences.

Political figures and others mourn the death of Manmohan Singh.

Public figures across sectors and the political world, friends, and family members were seen coming to Singh’s residence on Friday to pay their last respects to the departed soul, an economist-turned-politician. The Congress said that citizens and party owners could visit the headquarters at Akbar Road on Saturday to express their condolences. The Congress said, “At 8 am tomorrow, December 28, his mortal remains will be taken to AICC HQ, and the public and Congress workers will have the opportunity to offer their tributes between 8.30 am and 9.30 am tomorrow. Dr Singh’s final journey to the heavenly abode will commence from AICC HQ to the cremation ground at 9.30 am tomorrow,”

Manmohan Singh passed away at 92.

The 92-year-old and two-time prime minister passed away at New Delhi’s AIIMS on Thursday night, hours after being rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. He has remained a prominent figure in politics, especially in the 1990s, and was widely recognised as the architect of India’s economic reforms.

The Central government has announced a week-long state mourning from December 26 to January 1, 2025. During this time, the national flag will be flown at half-mast at all locations where it is regularly displayed, and there will be no entertainment. The government declared that there would also be a state funeral for the former PM, with the national flag flown at half-mast at various Indian missions and high commissions abroad during the funeral service.